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Free agent F Jeff Adrien has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Chinese team Guangdong.

Adrien gave the Wolves some frontcourt depth until he was waived in early January, and he'll likely earn more money by heading overseas for a few months. He could return to the NBA once the CBA season ends, but there's no reason to monitor his whereabouts in fantasy leagues. Jan 18 - 8:04 PM

He was playing 14.7 minutes per game this month, but the Wolves are getting some of their players back soon. The team will likely use Shabazz Muhammad more at the four and Anthony Bennett could get more run at center, too. Adrien will catch on somewhere else soon. Jan 7 - 5:01 PM

Jeff Adrien came off the bench for eight points, 11 rebounds and two blocks on 3-of-7 shooting in 26 minutes off the Wolves bench on Wednesday.

He just got signed to another 10-day contract and this was easily his best game of the season. Just keep an eye on him for now. Thu, Dec 11, 2014 12:33:00 AM

The Timberwolves have received another 10-day roster exception to keep F Jeff Adrien on the roster.

Minnesota is woefully short-handed and Adrien has been asked to play minutes out of position at center. He's averaging only 2.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in four games this season, taking him out of the discussion for fantasy value. Wed, Dec 10, 2014 07:26:00 PM

Depth Charts

Kevin Martin (illness) and Nikola Pekovic (ankle) will not play against the Clippers on Monday.

The Wolves will start Gorgui Dieng and Gary Neal. Coach Flip Saunders said that the flus is going around and their assistant coach won't be at the arena. Martin still isn't a must-start player now that he has one game on the sidelines this week. Neal is also a risky play. We should get a lot of Andrew Wiggins.

Shabazz Muhammad had surgery to repair a ruptured ligament in his middle finger.

He will miss the rest of the season and the Wolves currently do not have a healthy backup small forward behind Andrew Wiggins besides Glenn Robinson III. Muhammad made some nice strides this season, but he's going to have a tough time gaining value in standard leagues with his lack of diversity on the stat sheet.

Head coach Flip Saunders said that Robbie Hummel (hand) will be reevaluated this week.

Hummel has been sidelined since Jan. 25 and has missed the last 15 games, but it's likely going to be a couple more weeks before we see him back in action. He was averaging just 4.2 points and 2.8 boards in 15.0 minutes per game prior to the injury, so owners outside of the deepest of leagues can ignore this news.

He was only expected to miss two weeks back on Feb. 21, so he must've had a setback. Bennett might not make it back at all next month and he can be dropped just about everywhere. Basically, Adreian Payne will start on the road and Kevin Garnett will start at home.

Nikola Pekovic (ankle) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Nuggets.

Pekovic said he wants to give it a go on Wednesday, so we'll have to await word after shootaround to see if he'll get his wish. If Pek is unable to suit up against the Nuggets, Gorgui Dieng becomes a must-start player in all fantasy leagues.